Pasefika Māori Dictionary: Pekapeka
Pekapeka in Te Reo Māori language (Aotearoa) is Chiroptera Bat (Flying Fox) in English language.
Bat (Flying Fox) Chiroptera in English language is known as:
- Peʻa in Sāmoan language
- ʻŌpeʻapeʻa in Hawaiʻian language
- Peka in Tongan language
- ʻIore Pererau in Tahitian language
- Pekapeka in Māori language
PekaPeka Bat (Chiroptera) / Flying fox (Pteropus) - noun
PekaPeka (phonetic: / Pay-KAh Pay-KAh / | ipa:/ ˈPe̞ˑkäˑPe̞ˑkäˑ / | symbols: / ˈpākäpākä / )
“PekaPeka” is a word in Māori language used to identify a bat (Chiroptera) and/or long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) and/or short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata).
“Peka” is a word in Tongan language used to identify a bat (Chiroptera) and/or Flying fox (Pteropus).
“Peʻa” is a word in Sāmoan language Bat (Chiroptera) / Flying fox (Pteropus) and “ʻŌpeʻapeʻa” in Hawaiʻian to identify a bat (Chiroptera) and or Hawaiʻian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus).
“Peʻa” is also word in Sāmoan language used to identify the tatau Sāmoa, (Sāmoan tatoo) for men.
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